Tomtom Runner & Multi-Sport Reference Guide
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TomTom Runner & Multi-Sport Reference Guide 1.8 Contents Welcome 4 What's new 5 What's new in this release ................................................................................................................... 5 Getting started 6 Your watch 7 About your watch ................................................................................................................................. 7 Wearing your watch ............................................................................................................................. 7 Cleaning your watch ............................................................................................................................ 8 The heart rate monitor ......................................................................................................................... 8 Using the desk dock ............................................................................................................................ 9 Using the bike mount ........................................................................................................................... 9 Watch status ...................................................................................................................................... 11 Performing a reset ............................................................................................................................. 12 Activities 14 About activities .................................................................................................................................. 14 Starting an activity ............................................................................................................................. 14 Pausing and stopping an activity ....................................................................................................... 15 Choosing which metrics to display .................................................................................................... 15 Settings for Running activities ........................................................................................................... 17 Settings for Cycle activities ............................................................................................................... 17 Settings for Swimming activities ........................................................................................................ 17 Settings for Treadmill activities .......................................................................................................... 18 Training programs ............................................................................................................................. 20 About training programs ............................................................................................................... 20 None ............................................................................................................................................. 20 Goals ............................................................................................................................................ 20 Intervals ........................................................................................................................................ 21 Laps .............................................................................................................................................. 22 Zones ........................................................................................................................................... 22 Race ............................................................................................................................................. 25 Using the stopwatch .......................................................................................................................... 26 Tracking your activities ...................................................................................................................... 27 Settings 28 About settings .................................................................................................................................... 28 Clock .................................................................................................................................................. 28 Sensors ............................................................................................................................................. 28 Testing a heart rate sensor .......................................................................................................... 29 Phone ................................................................................................................................................ 29 Airplane mode ................................................................................................................................... 30 Options .............................................................................................................................................. 31 Profile ................................................................................................................................................ 31 Standards .......................................................................................................................................... 32 2 Adding sensors 33 About sensors.................................................................................................................................... 33 External Heart Rate Monitor .............................................................................................................. 33 Cadence or Speed Sensor ................................................................................................................ 34 TomTom MySports account 38 TomTom MySports Connect 39 TomTom MySports mobile app 40 Addendum 41 Copyright notices 44 3 Welcome This Reference Guide explains everything you need to know about your new TomTom GPS Sports Watch. If you want a quick read of the essentials, we recommend that you read the Getting started page. This covers downloading TomTom MySports Connect and using the desk dock. After that, if you have a smartphone, you will probably want to download the TomTom MySports app for free from your usual app store or by going to tomtom.com/app. Important: Before using the MySports app on your smartphone, you need to link your watch to your MySports account using a computer. This needs to be done only once. For information about what you see on the watch, go to: Here are some good starting points: . What's new in this release . About your watch . Starting an activity . Training programs . Settings Tip: There are also frequently asked questions (FAQs) at tomtom.com/support. Select your product model from the list or enter a search term. We hope you enjoy reading about and, most importantly, achieving your fitness goals using your new TomTom GPS Sports Watch! 4 What's new What's new in this release New Freestyle activity type For TomTom Multi-Sport owners, you can select a freestyle, GPS enabled activity type for any non-running, cycling or swimming activities, so you keep a clean history/totals for the main activity types. To learn more, go to About activities in this guide. New Race This feature Race against a specific activity using the MySports Race this button. To learn more, go to Race in this guide. 5 Getting started Before you start training, it's a good idea to charge your watch, download any software updates and download QuickGPSfix. Note: QuickGPSfix helps your watch get a GPS fix and find your location quickly. 1. Download TomTom MySports Connect from tomtom.com/getstarted/sports and install it on your computer. TomTom MySports Connect is available for free. 2. Place your watch in the desk dock and connect the dock to your computer. Follow the instructions that TomTom MySports Connect gives you. After your watch is charged, you can start your first activity. Tip: Your watch is fully charged when the battery animation stops moving and shows a full battery. You should connect your watch to your computer regularly to charge it, upload activities, download software updates and download QuickGPSfix information. Battery life When the battery is fully charged, your watch can be used for up to 10 hours of activities that need GPS reception, such as running and cycling. The battery is used more quickly if you use the backlight on your watch frequently or all the time, or connect the watch to sensors, such as the Heart Rate Monitor or Cadence Sensor. The following tips will help your watch go longer on a battery charge: . Turn off night mode and touch the screen to turn on the back light only when you need it. Turn off sensors that you are not using. Your watch keeps searching for sensors even if you are not using a sensor. TomTom MySports app Important: Before using the MySports app on your smartphone, you need to link your watch to your MySports account using a computer. This needs to be done only once. You can download the TomTom MySports app for free from your usual app store or by going to tomtom.com/app. To learn more, go to TomTom MySports mobile app in this guide. Pairing your watch with your phone To learn more, go to Phone in this guide. 6 Your watch About your watch When you use your watch, you start from the clock screen. This screen shows the time and date. The hour number is shown slightly dimmed and the